IPL 2020: Kings XI Punjab’s campaign comes to end as Ruturaj Gaikwad guides CSK to victory
CSK have thus climbed to seventh, while KXIP are fifth, although final positions of both sides on the table will be dependent upon the remaining matches.
CSK have thus climbed to seventh, while KXIP are fifth, although final positions of both sides on the table will be dependent upon the remaining matches.
Chris Gayle thrown his bat away in disappointment after he was dismissed by Jofra Archer on 99 at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Friday.
Kings XI Punjab had a total of 185/4 on board but Rajasthan Royals chased it down with nearly three overs to spare on Friday.
The win helped Rajasthan Royals to the fifth spot on the table, from the seventh spot, while KXIP, despite being at the receiving end, remain at the fourth.
Kings XI Punjab could only manage 127/6 but they extraordinarily took seven wickets in the last four overs of the SRH innings to dismiss them for 114.
The win took Kings XI Punjab to the fifth place in the points table with 10 points while SRH are at the sixth with just eight points.
KXIP had to depend upon their middle order to take them over the line after a rare lapse from Rahul and his opening partner Mayank
Delhi Capitals were at the receiving end, thanks to some collective batting efforts by Kings XI Punjab, especially Nicholas Pooran and Glenn Maxwell.
KXIP finally ended their run of defeats on Thursday with an eight-wicket win over RCB but they almost succumbed to an extraordinary choke.
Interestingly, both KXIP wins have come against the RCB. On September 24, KXIP had handed a 97-run hammering to the Virat Kohli-led side in Dubai.
